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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher was known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing?

2. What is the name of a performance hall in New York City where Paderewski made a debut in 1891 on his tour for the Steinway piano company?

3. When did pianist Arthur Rubinstein make his American debut?

4. Prokofieff, Rachmaninoff and Horowitz emigrated after the Russian Revolution of 1917 when who took control?

5. At what age did the musician Mischa Levitzski die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nickname did Leopold Godowsky earn? Why?

2. What example is given to illustrate modernist principles with Josef Hofmann?

3. What female students of Liszt are described in Chapter XXV, The Ladies?

4. Who represented Schnabel's German/Austrian legacy in music? How is the German school described?

5. Who was Vladimir de Pachmann? What was his expertise and namesake?

6. How is the style of Sergei Rachmaninoff described by the author? Where was Sergei Rachmaninoff from?

7. Who was Artur Schnabel and what was his expertise in music? How is Schnabel described?

8. What advances in piano technique are described in Chapter XXXI, New Philosophies, New Styles? Where did they originate?

9. How does the author describe the correlation between pianists and composers in Chapter XXVI, Composers at the Keyboard?

10. Who was Isaac Albeniz? Describe his early career.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the styles, philosophies, and techniques of Anton Rubinstein and his student Josef Hofmann. What style was Hofmann a forerunner of?

Essay Topic 2

How did the processes of piano manufacturing change in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? What impact did this have on the piano's popularity?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the piano style and techniques of Felix Mendelssohn. What school of music did Felix Mendelssohn later form? How did this influence music?

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